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Where does “नीच” come from?

नीच (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit न्यञ्च्, from Sanskrit नि-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

नीच (Sanskrit): low, not high, short, dwarfish; deep, depressed;...

Definitions

  1. low, not high, short, dwarfish; deep, depressed;...

Ancestry of “नीच”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritन्यञ्च्—
2Sanskritनि-into; down; without, free of
3Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
4Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

Words derived from “नीच”

  • नीचा
  • निचला
  • નીચું
  • ઊંચુંનીચું
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